Aug 14, 2017

Kevin Nam – Gacha Tops

Kevin Nam has carved out his own niche in the art toy world with his clever Rock, Paper, Scissors spinning tops. Over the past 2.5 years he’s released several resin iterations of his original concept. Now, he’s back with Gacha Tops. Named after the popular Japanese Gashapon capsule toys, each of the new 3d-printed tops—a first for Kevin’s tops—features one of three animal-based designs (Snake Ninja, Dog Miner, and Octopus Pirate) in one of three colors and is packaged in a translucent capsule. These new open-edition Gacha Tops are available now from Kevin’s new Pocket Plastic brand for just $7 each or $18 for a three-pack.

If you’re curious about how Kevin created his new 3d-printed tops, check out the making-of video below.

Look out! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s actually Shadow Mousemask Murphy in Airplane (6”) from Ron English and Blackbook Toy. The second to last colorway of this veteran flyboy is bound to be a stealthy classic featuring matte black eyes and gunmetal gray accents on black sofubi. Beyond the standard Shadow design, this release also features a blingy variant with gunmetal eyes and gold lens rims.

The Shadow Mousemask Murphy drops on Tuesday, August 15th at 8 AM PDT from Blackbook Toy for 13500 yen (~$123) + s/h. While you can’t choose which variant you receive, purchasing two figures ensures that you will receive one of each.